Gessner Peak | |
Map: | Antarctica |
Elevation Ft: | 3020 |
Location: | Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica |
Coordinates: | ) |
Gessner Peak (German: Geßnerspitze, is, at 3020m (9,910feet), the highest peak of Storkvarvet Mountain, standing 3nmi north of Habermehl Peak in the northeast part of the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Captain Alfred Ritscher, and named for the manager of the German Hansa-Luftbild, an aerial photographic corporation.[1]